Brian Treece

Brian Treece (born May 11, 1969) is the Mayor of Columbia, Missouri, currently serving his second term in office.[3] Before becoming mayor Treece was chairman of the Downtown Leadership Council and served on the city's Historic Preservation Committee.[1] He and his wife Mary Phillips founded the lobbying firm TreecePhillips in Jefferson City, Missouri; in 2011 they married at their home in Columbia.[1] In the 2016 municipal election he defeated lawyer Skip Walther.[4][5] In the April 2, 2019 mayoral election he defeated former Missouri State Representative Chris Kelly.[6][7] [8] He has been an advocate for transparency in government and has called for a city-wide audit.[9][10][11] Treece announced the hiring of Columbia's newest city manager John Glascock on July 15, 2019.[12] He has described himself as a "fiscal conservative."[13] As Mayor he is chair of the Columbia City Council.

Brian Treece
Mayor of Columbia, Missouri
Assumed office
2016
Preceded byRobert McDavid
Personal details
Born (1969-05-11) May 11, 1969
Spouse(s)
Mary Phillips
(m. 2011)
[1]
Children1[1]
ResidenceColumbia, Missouri[1]
EducationUniversity of Missouri[2]
Websitewww.como.gov (government)
www.treeceformayor.com (campaign)

References

  1. Crocker, Brittany (March 24, 2016). "Mayoral candidate Brian Treece hopes to invest in Columbia's history, future". Columbia Missourian. Archived from the original on July 16, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  2. "TreecePhillips". www.treecephillips.com. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  3. "Mayor Brian Treece". City of Columbia. Archived from the original on July 16, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  4. Rebecca Smith & Annie Res (April 6, 2016). "Brian Treece Named Next Columbia Mayor, Skip Walther Concedes". KBIA. Archived from the original on November 19, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  5. Maslar-Donar, Sara (April 2, 2019). "Treece wins re-election as mayor of Columbia". KMIZ. Archived from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  6. Jeremy Turley and Tess Vrbin (April 3, 2019). "Treece buries Kelly in race for mayor". Columbia Daily Tribune. Archived from the original on July 16, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2019.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  7. Slavit, Mark (March 27, 2019). "Treece and Kelly battle in Columbia's mayoral race". KRCG. Archived from the original on July 16, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  8. Brad (March 29, 2019). "(AUDIO) Columbia mayoral candidates Brian Treece and Chris Kelly". 93.9 The Eagle. Archived from the original on July 16, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  9. Stewart, Tynan (February 5, 2019). "Treece has pushed for transparency as mayor. Now, he wants steady leadership". Columbia Missourian. Archived from the original on July 16, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  10. Saidi, Janet (February 4, 2019). "Intersection - Columbia Mayor Brian Treece on Policing, Finances and What Makes CoMo Great". KBIA. Archived from the original on February 4, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  11. Kull, Katie (March 25, 2019). "911 director endorses candidate in Columbia mayoral race, citing ties to community". Springfield News-Leader. Archived from the original on March 26, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  12. Burke, Michael (July 15, 2019). "Palenick misses out on Columbia, Mo., city manager job". The Journal Times. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  13. DieKineite, Max (March 30, 2016). "Mayoral candidate Brian Treece: "I am a fiscal conservative."". KOMU-TV. Archived from the original on July 16, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
Political offices
Preceded by
Bob McDavid
Mayor of Columbia
2016–present
Incumbent
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